The California Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a corrections officer in Fresno, the state Attorney ...

Tremaine Deon Carroll, 52, identifies as a woman, and must be referred to using she/her pronouns in a California court after allegedly raping multiple inmates at an all-women's prison facility.

California law enforcement and business owners alike are cautiously optimistic that the overwhelming support for Prop 36 will ...

Most civil suits settle in the outside world. But among prisoner Eighth Amendment lawsuits, only 14% settle, and less than 1% ...

Celebrities, although rich and famous, are not exempt from the legal system. Here are some of the celebrities that were ...

This year was full of first-of-its-kind stories that got Americans talking. While this year saw Donald Trump's historic conviction and election to a non-consecutive second term, here's a look back at ...

As a state prosecutor and district attorney, I became keenly aware that the death penalty does not serve victims or our ...

Reflect on the lives of influential figures we lost this year. From music legends to cultural icons, explore the legacies of ...

The in-custody death of a Southern California inmate on Christmas Day is under investigation, authorities announced Thursday.

The Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation on Thursday into a fatal shooting involving a parole officer who ...

Dorthy Moxley, the mother who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter’s killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case, has died ...

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